Stress And Anxiety Of Motherhood

One more situation where stress and anxiety can find you is motherhood. Look deeper into the daily life of a mother and you will see that dealing with stress issues helps your parenting ability.

Anxiety and Panic Attacks - Is Breathing the Cause?

Research has shown that it is often the misinterpretation of the bodily symptoms of rapid breathing that incite a panic attack through fear of the symptoms. So yes, breathing and panic attacks are closely related, some say it is hyperventilating that causes the attack and some say it is the fear of the symptoms of hyperventilating that causes the attack.

Identifying Attention Deficit Disorder In Your Child

While there are no conclusive scientific tests that can be run to determine conclusively if your child has Attention Deficit Disorder, you should understand what ADD is and what the symptoms are so that you can get your child diagnosed as early as possible if you suspect they may have ADD.

Recognizing Attention Deficit Disorder in a Girl

Attention deficit disorder affects everyone... Attention deficit/hyperactivity, or ADHD, is often diagnosed when children show symptoms of hyperactive and impulsive behavior, along with lack of attentiveness to individual tasks. Without the hyperactivity, a child may be diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder, or ADD.

Child and Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention deficit disorder is a disorder that occurs mostly to children under the age of seven years. However, it is estimated that this neurological disorder also affects about 2% to 4% of global adult population.

Attention Deficit Disorder in a Child - What to Look for?

Several studies conducted all over the world show that ADD tends to appear four times more likely among boys. Initial explanations on the findings state that that may be because boys are naturally maturing slower compared to girls, physically and mentally wise.

The Most Important Thing a Parent Can Do If Their Child Has ADD

When I was diagnosed with ADD, my parents had several choices. They could have ignored the problem, and attempted to pretend that they had a normal boy who was choosing to be bad. They could have clamped down on me harder, and attempted to make me normal through sheer willpower. They could have thrown me at a psychiatrist and washed their hands of it. They could have treated me as a cripple and thrown pity at me. Instead, they did the best thing that they possibly could have for me...

Anxiety, Phobias and Post Traumatic Stress - An Introduction to Some different Anxiety Disorders

Up to one in four adults know what it's like to experience mental health difficulties. This article describes the main types of anxiety disorder and gives some ideas for what to do if you suffer from them.

Reduce Risk of Alzheimers - Play Chess

If there was ever a good reason to play chess it's this one, your brain's health. Mental activities like playing chess have been linked to reducing the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia.

Putting a Face to Panic - Surviving Anxiety Disorder

Take Charge of Your Mental Health! Overcoming Panic and Anxiety Disorder. A story of recovery from someone who lived with Panic Disorder and has been in recovery 5 years.

Getting Real about Violence Prevention

Gun laws and tighter security are not the only answers to solving the problems of violence in America. Getting real about gun violence involves looking at the biological make-up and consciousness of the shooter. Learning why individuals become violent is imperative if we are to prevent violence. Kushi Institute in Brookline, MA. and has been practicing Macrobiotics since 1977.

Autism Cause - So, What Exactly Causes Autism Anyway?

This is a question that has been asked by many people for many years, particularly of late, since the number of autistic children seems to be at an all time high. There have been many research studies conducted to try to find the exact cause of autism, and while there are several theories, none have been proven, as of yet.

16 Surprising Things That Can Cause You to Develop Depression, Anxiety or Even Panic Attacks

Anxiety and depression are amongst the most common, and the most serious, of all of the mental illnesses. Right up until a very recent study of nearly 50,000 patients in Latin America, showing how quickly and easily these problems can be treated, psychologists believed that they were both difficult and expensive to deal with.

Panic Away Doesn't Work - Truth or Fiction?

There's a lot of talk around the internet lately claiming that Panic Away doesn't work. Some people are very outspoken about it, too. Despite the great reputation Panic Away has earned so far, it's rather alarming to think that these rumors are, in fact, true.